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This is one of my favorite times of the year! The days are finally starting to get warm and one of my favorite vegetables, asparagus is plentiful. The farmers market has been full of locally grown asparagus for the last few weeks and I have certainly been enjoying it. I always like nice simple dishes that show off the asparagus and this asparagus and gruyere tart has been on my radar for a while now. It is basically just store bought puff pastry, gruyere cheese and asparagus. The tart is baked until the puff pastry is nice and golden brown and the asparagus has been roasted to perfection. Roasting asparagus is one of my favorite ways to cook asparagus as it seems to concentrate the flavour which makes this tart all the better. I did make one quick alteration to the recipes that I was looking at and that was to add a touch honey dijon mustard to give it some more flavour and a bit of bite. The asparagus and gruyere tart turned out great! I used a medium thickness asparagus and it was perfectly roasted at the same time that the puff pastry had turned gold brown. The melted cheese, roasted asparagus and light, flaky, puffy crust was an amazing combination!

Asparagus and Gruyere Tart

Servings: 4

ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry (thawed according to the packages directions)

2 tablespoons honey dijon mustard

2 cups gruyere (grated)

1 pound asparagus (cleaned and trimmed)

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

Roll the puff pastry out to a 16x10 inch rectangle.

Score a line around the puff pastry 1 inch from the edge.

Brush the mustard around the inside of the cut.

Sprinkle the cheese over the mustard.

Arrange the asparagus in a single layer over the cheese.

Season with salt and pepper.

Brush the outside inch of the pastry with the oil.

Bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until the asparagus is tender and the pastry is golden brown, about 15-25 minutes.

I am with you on the deliciousness of roasted asparagus! Love this idea as a dinner party piece--such a show-stopper--what do you think about trying a gouda instead of gruyere? not that I'm opposed to the latter, but the former is actually really good with asparagus.

Asparagus used to grow wild in our yard, then we learned how to make it keep coming back year after year. Other people measure spring by their tulips and daffodils making a show; I measure by my asparagus making an appearance. Can't wait to try this! Gruyere is almost as lovely to say as it is to eat. Almost ...

My boyfriend made this recipe with no changes or additions for brunch this morning, it was amazing. We had some very thin, young, asparagus and some domestic Gruyere, they came together perfectly on the puff pastry. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

I recently found your blog quite by accident and immediately saved it to favorites as it reflects my tastes food with much emphasis on veggies and ethnic flavors. Your food pics make everything look delicious. Thank you for inspiring me to cook creatively.

I've made a puff pastry tart very similar to to this but also with the addition of egg yolks and sour cream. The combination of flaky pastry with creamy cheese and crispy asparagus spears is fantastic!

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